I came across this website that are the Stories of US immigrants. They provide a small story of their own immigration story. I found some stories to be very touching and it was interesting to read the different experiences that people have had.
http://www.myimmigrationstory.com
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Latino Role Model Conference
The Latino Role Model Conference is an educational conference focusing on students of the East Side San Jose who come from a low income community. The Latino Role Model Conference exist to plant the seeds of dreams into the heads of young people. The dreams of going to college and becoming a lawyer, doctor, engineer, or whatever they wish to be by inspiring them. We exist to give meaning to Si Se Puede. I come from a family who was raised in the East Side of San Jose, where many immigrants and farm workers lived. My grandpa who was only educated at a fifth grade level, dropped out of school to help his family put food on the table. This was common a thing that many Mexicans did. My grandpa worked in the fields and spent long hours doing hard labor for a little pay. Like most immigrants and farm workers they did whatever work they could take to provide for their family.
The Latino Role Model Conference was created by Esau Herrera. One day he was visiting juvenile hall and a little Chicano Boy came up to him and said, "Are you really a lawyer?" and Herrera replied, "Yes I am." The little Chicano boy than said, "I've never seen a brown lawyer before." It was after that moment that Esau Herrera decided to create the Latino Role Model Conference. It started off with only 20 students, it is now going to have their 23rd conference this weekend without about 400 students attending. The Role Model Conference has grown greatly since it first started. It now has an average of 300-500 students attending every year. They also now give 10 scholarships to graduating seniors in the East Side of San Jose.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Chinese Exclusion Act
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